BROOKS v. STATE

No. 84-136.

706 P.2d 664 (1985)

William H. BROOKS, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

September 17, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard D. Munker, State Public Defender, Martin J. McClain, Appellate Counsel, Cheyenne, and James A. Horner, Jr., Student Director, Wyo. Defender Aid Program, for appellant (defendant).

A.G. McClintock, Atty. Gen., Gerald A. Stack, Deputy Atty. Gen., John W. Renneisen, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., and Michael A. Blonigen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee (plaintiff).

Before THOMAS, C.J. and ROSE, ROONEY, BROWN and CARDINE, JJ.


BROWN, Justice.

This appeal is from the judgment and sentence of appellant's jury conviction of aggravated assault and battery, attempted manslaughter, and kidnapping. The issues for our review are:

I "Does Section 7-11-305(b), W.S. 1977, as amended, violate due process by requiring a defendant to prove his insanity defense by the greater weight of the evidence?" II "Did reversible error occur when the trial judge instructed...

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